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we have cried for so long

Simone Seales' 'we have cried for so long' world premiere, performed by Stephanie Lamprea (soprano) and Jessica Kerr (cello) at Royal Conservatoire Scotland, 12th December 2024. we have cried for so long is a poem and lament which I wrote after learning about the caoineag in the Scottish Highlands. Caoineag means 'weeper', and is a female spirit/banshee who foretel ls death by lamenting in the night at a waterfall , stream, loch, or mountainside. She cannot be approached, questioned, or bargained with. She isn't mal icious. Her lament is an omen for the death that will l come. I wrote the poem imagining how tired the caoineag must be, crying for the tragedies which we continue to inflict across the world. I imagined that they must be able to see beyond the Highlands now, just as we are able to see beyond our communities through the use of technology and social media. The performers in this piece are each a caoineag, reflecting and crying for the tragedies to come.